Humanity is using nature 1.7 times faster than our planet’s biocapacity can regenerate. That’s equivalent to using the resources of 1.7 Earths. How many Earths would we need if everyone on the planet lived like the residents of your country? Here’s how we calculate that, using the United States as an example:
The Ecological Footprint for the United States is 8.1 gha per person (in 2018) and global biocapacity is 1.6 gha per person (in 2018). Therefore, we would need (8.1/ 1.6) = 5.1 Earths if everyone lived like Americans.
Here’s another interesting way to look at the data. How many Japans does Japan need to meet its residents’ demand on nature?
The Ecological Footprint for Japan is 4.6 gha per person (in 2018) and Japan’s biocapacity is 0.6 gha per person (in 2018). Therefore, it would take (4.6/ 0.6) = 7.8 Japans to meet its residents’ demand on nature.
Find the answers for more countries in the table below! The 2022 edition (with data for 2018) of the National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts was used to produce the figures and data table. For more updated numbers, check out the 2023 edition which stretches all the way to 2022, with the last three years being estimates. You can download the latest numbers here.
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Country | Number of Countries required | Number of Earths required |
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Afghanistan | 2.0 | 0.4 |
Albania | 1.9 | 1.2 |
Algeria | 4.1 | 1.5 |
Angola | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 5.4 | 2.9 |
Argentina | 0.5 | 2.1 |
Armenia | 3.1 | 1.2 |
Aruba | 8.0 | 2.8 |
Australia | 0.6 | 4.5 |
Austria | 2.3 | 3.8 |
Azerbaijan | 2.6 | 1.3 |
Bahamas | 0.5 | 2.7 |
Bahrain | 17.6 | 5.2 |
Bangladesh | 2.2 | 0.6 |
Barbados | 21.3 | 2.5 |
Belarus | 1.5 | 2.8 |
Belgium | 9.0 | 4.3 |
Belize | 2.2 | 5.0 |
Benin | 1.7 | 1.0 |
Bermuda | 43.0 | 3.3 |
Bhutan | 1.0 | 3.3 |
Bolivia | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.9 | 2.5 |
Botswana | 0.7 | 1.5 |
Brazil | 0.3 | 1.6 |
British Virgin Islands | 1.2 | 1.5 |
Brunei Darussalam | 2.0 | 3.4 |
Bulgaria | 1.1 | 2.3 |
Burkina Faso | 1.3 | 0.8 |
Burundi | 1.5 | 0.5 |
Cabo Verde | 3.9 | 1.2 |
Cambodia | 1.3 | 0.9 |
Cameroon | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Canada | 0.5 | 5.1 |
Cayman Islands | 10.9 | 1.9 |
Central African Republic | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Chad | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Chile | 1.3 | 2.7 |
China | 4.1 | 2.4 |
Colombia | 0.5 | 1.2 |
Comoros | 3.4 | 0.8 |
Congo | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Cook Islands | 5.9 | 5.2 |
Costa Rica | 1.6 | 1.5 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Croatia | 1.4 | 2.5 |
Cuba | 2.3 | 1.1 |
Cyprus | 18.7 | 2.4 |
Czech Republic | 2.5 | 3.6 |
Denmark | 1.8 | 4.2 |
Djibouti | 3.4 | 1.5 |
Dominica | 2.2 | 1.6 |
Dominican Republic | 2.6 | 1.1 |
Ecuador | 0.9 | 1.1 |
Egypt | 5.0 | 1.2 |
El Salvador | 3.4 | 1.3 |
Equatorial Guinea | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Eritrea | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Estonia | 0.9 | 5.1 |
Eswatini | 2.6 | 1.6 |
Ethiopia | 1.8 | 0.6 |
Fiji | 1.1 | 1.7 |
Finland | 0.5 | 4.1 |
France | 1.9 | 2.8 |
French Guiana | 0 | 1.2 |
French Polynesia | 3.1 | 2.5 |
Gabon | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Gambia | 2.0 | 0.7 |
Georgia | 1.8 | 1.5 |
Germany | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Ghana | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Greece | 3.5 | 2.6 |
Grenada | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Guadeloupe | 7.0 | 2.3 |
Guatemala | 1.9 | 1.1 |
Guinea | 0.9 | 1.2 |
Guinea-Bissau | 0.6 | 0.9 |
Guyana | 0 | 2.2 |
Haiti | 2.6 | 0.4 |
Honduras | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Hungary | 1.5 | 2.4 |
India | 2.7 | 0.8 |
Indonesia | 1.4 | 1.1 |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4.5 | 2.1 |
Iraq | 11.3 | 1.1 |
Ireland | 1.7 | 3.3 |
Israel | 25.4 | 2.9 |
Italy | 5.2 | 2.7 |
Jamaica | 3.9 | 1.0 |
Japan | 7.8 | 2.9 |
Jordan | 11.7 | 1.1 |
Kazakhstan | 1.4 | 3.1 |
Kenya | 2.1 | 0.6 |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 2.1 | 0.7 |
Korea, Republic of | 9.8 | 4.0 |
Kuwait | 15.8 | 5.0 |
Kyrgyzstan | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.1 | 1.2 |
Latvia | 0.8 | 4.0 |
Lebanon | 11.7 | 1.9 |
Lesotho | 1.9 | 1.0 |
Liberia | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 5.5 | 2.1 |
Lithuania | 1.3 | 3.8 |
Luxembourg | 10.7 | 8.2 |
Madagascar | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Malawi | 1.3 | 0.6 |
Malaysia | 2.0 | 2.7 |
Mali | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Malta | 11.2 | 3.4 |
Martinique | 8.6 | 2.2 |
Mauritania | 0.6 | 1.6 |
Mauritius | 4.8 | 2.0 |
Mexico | 2.1 | 1.5 |
Mongolia | 0.5 | 4.6 |
Montenegro | 1.7 | 2.7 |
Montserrat | 3.4 | 2.7 |
Morocco | 2.2 | 1.1 |
Mozambique | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Myanmar | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Namibia | 0.4 | 1.6 |
Nepal | 1.9 | 0.8 |
Netherlands | 7.3 | 3.6 |
New Zealand | 0.6 | 3.3 |
Nicaragua | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Niger | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Nigeria | 1.6 | 0.7 |
Norway | 0.8 | 3.6 |
Oman | 4.4 | 4 |
Pakistan | 2.3 | 0.5 |
Panama | 1.2 | 1.8 |
Papua New Guinea | 0.5 | 1.1 |
Paraguay | 0.3 | 1.9 |
Peru | 0.7 | 1.5 |
Philippines | 2.9 | 0.9 |
Poland | 2.5 | 3.0 |
Portugal | 3.5 | 2.9 |
Qatar | 15.5 | 9.0 |
Republic of Moldova | 1.5 | 1.2 |
Republic of North Macedonia | 2.1 | 2 |
Réunion | 26.4 | 2.9 |
Romania | 1.1 | 2.3 |
Russian Federation | 0.8 | 3.4 |
Rwanda | 1.9 | 0.5 |
Saint Lucia | 7.1 | 1.4 |
Samoa | 1.5 | 1.7 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 1.7 | 0.8 |
Saudi Arabia | 12.1 | 3.1 |
Senegal | 1.3 | 0.9 |
Serbia | 1.8 | 1.9 |
Sierra Leone | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Singapore | 104.6 | 3.7 |
Slovakia | 1.7 | 3.0 |
Slovenia | 2.4 | 3.4 |
Solomon Islands | 0.5 | 1.1 |
Somalia | 1.2 | 0.6 |
South Africa | 3.8 | 2.4 |
South Sudan | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Spain | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Sri Lanka | 3.3 | 1.0 |
State of Palestine | 11.9 | 0.7 |
Sudan | 1.1 | 0.9 |
Suriname | 0 | 1.9 |
Sweden | 0.7 | 4.0 |
Switzerland | 4.4 | 2.7 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 2.7 | 0.8 |
Tajikistan | 2.4 | 0.7 |
Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.2 | 0.7 |
Thailand | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Timor-Leste | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Togo | 1.8 | 0.7 |
Tonga | 2.7 | 1.8 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 5.0 | 4.7 |
Tunisia | 3.0 | 1.3 |
Turkey | 2.6 | 2.1 |
Turkmenistan | 2.1 | 3.1 |
Uganda | 2.3 | 0.7 |
Ukraine | 0.9 | 1.5 |
United Arab Emirates | 15.7 | 5.1 |
United Kingdom | 4.1 | 2.6 |
United States of America | 2.4 | 5.1 |
Uzbekistan | 3.1 | 1.3 |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.9 | 1.5 |
Viet Nam | 2.4 | 1.4 |
Yemen | 1.4 | 0.3 |
Zambia | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Zimbabwe | 2.0 | 0.8 |